Editorial

14:58 JST, April 1, 2025

The nature of Fuji Television Network, Inc. has invited a poor awareness of human rights and a lax approach to crisis management, and that is the core of the issue now being called into question. There is no way to restore trust other than to reform the organization and change the corporate culture.

A third-party committee has been investigating the way the company dealt with an incident involving former TV personality Masahiro Nakai and a woman, and it has now released its report. The committee found that the incident was sexual violence that occurred during an “extension of duties” for her at Fuji TV and criticized the firm for its lax response.

Fuji TV’s management viewed the incident as a “private matter between a man and a woman” rather than a “human rights issue” and neglected to take necessary measures to........

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